Hydromassaging device



Jan; 8, 1957 c. A. FORTIN HYDROMASSAGING DEVICE Filed Nov. 1.

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3 Claims. (Cl. 128--66) The present invention pertains to a novel hydromassaging device for application to various parts of the body.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device of this character that automatically impacts a pulsating or intermittent action of the jet. Another object is to provide such a device that requires no professional assistance.

A further object is to provide a device of this character that is relatively simple and inexpensive for the purposes set forth.

In the accomplishment of these objects, a message cup is mounted on one end of a tubular handle that also serves as a water outlet. In this end is secured a valve body having a closed bottom and an apertured top disposed at the bottom of the cup. A water inlet tube extends into the body, which is also formed with a valve seat. On the seat is mounted a ball valve adapted to oscillate between the seat and the apertured top. A spring between the ball valve and the top, and preferably seated in a recess in the ball, opposes the water pressure in the inlet to introduce the pulsation or oscillation mentioned above.

The invention is fully disclosed by Way of example in the following description and in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a longitudinal section of the device;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device.

Reference to these views will now be made by use of like characters which are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout.

A tube 1 serves as the handle of the device and has a cup 2 of rubber or plastic material secured to one end thereof. In this end of the tube is secured a valve body 3 having a dome top 4 disposed at the throat of the cup 2. The top 4 is formed with apertures or slots 5 for discharge of water jets, as will be described. The body is supported by screws 7 passing through the wall of the handle 1 into spacers 8.

At the bottom of the body 1 is an angular tube with a short leg 9 directed toward the top 4 and a longer leg 10 extending radially through the Wall of the handle for attachment of a water pipe 17. Around the leg 9 a conical shell 12 is secured to the closed bottom 11 of the body to form a circular valve seat 12'.

On the valve seat is freely mounted a ball or valve plug 13 of suitable material adapted to be lifted by water pressure against the top 4. The ball has the same radius ice as the top and thus closes the apertures 5 when engaging the top.

In the top of the ball is formed a recess 14 receiving a conical coil spring 15 engaging the dome top 4 and tending to hold the ball on its seat 12'. The opposing forces of water pressure and the spring 15 caused the ball to oscillate between its seated position and its apertureclosing position, thereby inducing intermittent jets from the apertures 5 as indicated by the arrows in Figure 1. The body 3 is spaced annularly at 16 from the wall of the handle 1 to provide a water outlet through the handle.

In the use of the device, the cup 2 is applied by the user to the area of the body to be treated. The intermittent jets massage the area, and no professional assistance is needed.

Although a specific embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, it will be understood that various alterations in the details of construction may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as indicated by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A hydromassaging device comprising a tubular handle, a cup mounted at one end thereof, a valve body in said end and having an apertured domed top at the bottom of said cup, an inlet tube in said body, said tube having one end directed toward said top and its other end passing through the wall of said handle, said body being space from said wall to form a water outlet into said handle, a valve seat on the bottom of said body, and a free ball between said seat and said top and adapted to seat alternately on said seat and against said top, said ball having same radius as said top in order to close intermittently said apertures.

2. A hydromassaging device comprising a tubular handle, a cup mounted at one end thereof, a valve body in said end and having an apertured domed top at the bottom of said cup, an inlet tube in said body, said tube having one end directed toward said top and its other end passing through the wall of said handle, said body being spaced from said wall to form a water outlet into said handle, a valve seat on the bottom of said body, a free ball between said seat and said top and adapted to seat alternately on said seat and against said top, said ball having a recess in its upper surface, and a spring seated in said recess and engaging said top.

3. A hydromassaging device comprising a tubular handle, a cup mounted at One end thereof, a valve body in said end and having an apertured domed top at the bottom of said cup, an inlet tube in said body, said tube having one end directed toward said top and its other end passing through the wall of said handle, said body being spaced from said wall to form a water outlet into said handle, a conical shell on the bottom of said body and forming a circular valve seat, and a free ball between said seat and said top and adapted to seat alternately on said seat and against said top, said ball having same radius as said top in order to close intermittently said apertures.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,493,209 immons Ian. 3, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS 982,650 France Jan. 31, 1951 

